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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ariobaldo Tavarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kair Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
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172 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariobaldo Tavarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kair Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarez wants to clinch.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to clinch but Drogo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo shoots for a takedown but Tavarez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ariobaldo Tavarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez wants to clinch up but Drogo keeps it at a distance.
Tavarez moves into the clinch successfully.
Tavarez scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kair Drogo has been cut.
Drogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Tavarez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tavarez lands a nice knee to the body.
Drogo looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tavarez landing knees to the body.
Tavarez lands a knee to the head.
Tavarez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drogo's face.
Tavarez scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Kair Drogo's cut even more.
Tavarez landing knees to the head.
Tavarez has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Drogo goes down! Tavarez pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Drogo is rocked!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Drogo is still in real trouble! Can Tavarez finish him?
Tavarez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Drogo is trying to escape the position but Tavarez is controlling the position.
Drogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Tavarez trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drogo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tavarez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Drogo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tavarez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tavarez is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tavarez tries to score with some ground and pound. Drogo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Drogo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drogo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drogo wants to control but Tavarez is keeping busy.
Drogo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tavarez tries to clinch there but Drogo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavarez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariobaldo Tavarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavarez wants to clinch.
Drogo swats away the attempt to clinch by Tavarez.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarez pushes Drogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavarez scores with a knee to the head.
Tavarez with a knee to the head.
Tavarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavarez connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Drogo goes down! Tavarez jumps into full mount looking to finish!
The cut above Kair Drogo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tavarez looking to control but Drogo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drogo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Tavarez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tavarez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tavarez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drogo because Tavarez loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drogo is looking to escape.
Tavarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drogo on the ground.
Drogo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tavarez.
Tavarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tavarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drogo is looking to escape.
Tavarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tavarez throwing strikes here but Drogo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez tries to control but Drogo wriggling away.
Drogo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drogo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drogo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tavarez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tavarez wants to control the pace but Drogo is squirming around nicely.
Tavarez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavarez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Drogo tries to lock up and control but Tavarez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tavarez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ariobaldo Tavarez.
Tavarez tries to clinch but Drogo is having none of it.
Kair Drogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogo shoots in but Tavarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariobaldo Tavarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kair Drogo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Tavarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tavarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tavarez wants to clinch.
Tavarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drogo can do to turn this around?
Drogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tavarez tries to clinch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tavarez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drogo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tavarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez wants to clinch up but Drogo keeps it at a distance.
Tavarez is looking to clinch.
Tavarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tavarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tavarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drogo fails with the takedown
and Tavarez counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavarez with a knee to the head.
Tavarez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Tavarez connects with a knee to the head.
Kair Drogo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drogo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tavarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tavarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kair Drogo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ariobaldo Tavarez!
Ariobaldo Tavarez retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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